Book, Northern Ontario Rails in Colour
Name/Title
Book, Northern Ontario Rails in ColourEntry/Object ID
2020.178.001Description
Book detailing the history of the presence of the railway industry in Northern Ontario. Discusses: Canadian National, Canadian Northern, Ontario Northland, Canadian Pacific, Algoma Central, VIA, and Algoma Eastern. It is a collection of coloured train images of: industrial trains, passenger trains, and freight trains. All of which are related to Northern Ontario. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Provides historical maps, images and context to tell the history of the rail industry in Northern Ontario. Canadian National was created following the end of the First World War, by combining five lines which were financially troubled. It soon became the largest railway in the country. Canadian National Railways was founded in 1919 as a combination of several railways that had become bankrupt and were being ran by the Canadian Government Railways, its primary service was freight but also operated passenger service until 1978 until it was absorbed by VIA rail. The Canadian National Railways was created by the Government of Canada as a means to fund the failing railway corporations including: Intercolonial Railway of Canada, National Transcontinental Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, and Hudson's Bay Railway.Collection
Library ArchiveCategory
Canadian Pacific, Canadian National, Temiskaming Northern Ontario, Ontario Northland